4/25: Royale – Boston, MA (tour with film).4/23: Wexner Center – Columbus OH (1 day).4/23: College Street Music Hall – New Haven, CT (tour with film).4/22: La Tulipe – Montreal, Quebec (tour with film).4/19: The Crofoot Ballroom – Pontiac, MI (tour with film).4/18: Thalia Hall – Chicago, IL (tour with film).4/17: The Cedar – Minneapolis, MN (tour with film). 4/15 to 4/19: The Kiggins Theater – Vancouver WA.4/14: Rio Theater – Vancouver, BC (tour with film).4/13: Neptune Theater – Seattle, WA (tour with film).4/12: Aladdin Theater – Portland, OR (tour with film).4/10: Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA (tour with film).4/9: Regent Theater – LA, CA (tour with film).4/8 to 4/14: The Frida Cinema - Santa Ana, CA.4/8 to 4/10: Arena – LA (Don Hardy will attend for Q&A).4/1 to 4/7: Alamo Drafthouse - Littleton CO.3/29: Clinton Street Theater – Portland OR.3/24: Smith Rafael Film Center – San Rafael, CA (Don Hardy will attend for Q&A).3/21: Alamo Drafthouse – San Francisco, CA.3/5 to 3/10: Hollywood Theater – Pittsburgh PA.2/19 & 2/20: Miniplex Theater – Arcata CA.The nationwide tour begins April 9th at The Regent in Los Angeles. Starting February 19th, THEORY OF OBSCURITY: A FILM ABOUT THE RESIDENTS will screen in the cities listed below. Inspiring a new generation of music lovers, as well as die-hard fans to stay weird, take chances, and find their own voice, Hardy’s doc was called “a fine primer for the curious” by The Hollywood Reporter. The documentary gives a glimpse into the history of these hardworking, do-it-yourself everymen who still have mortgages to pay and families to support, but do so by wearing eyeball masks and tuxedos. With the cooperation of The Residents’ management company The Cryptic Corporation, and through interviews with creative collaborators such as Matt Groening, Penn Jillette, and fans such as Les Claypool (Primus), Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads), and Jerry Casale (Devo), among many others, the film takes viewers inside this incredibly private group where the identities of its members are kept secret. With the advent of music videos in the 1980s, these masked musicians gained global fame as MTV darlings and serious art world figures, culminating in many of their works becoming part of The Museum of Modern Art’s permanent collection. From the group’s formation in Shreveport, Louisiana, to their success in the burgeoning San Francisco avant-garde music scene of the ‘60s and ‘70s, The Residents redefined what a rock band could be. With unprecedented access to their archives and their recent 40th anniversary tour, director Don Hardy tells the story of the iconic renegade cult music and art collective known as The Residents in THEORY OF OBSCURITY: A FILM ABOUT THE RESIDENTS. Most bands can only dream of the fame The Residents have achieved – a 40+ year career, over 60 albums, seven world tours, and legions of devoted fans – yet no one knows who they are. Fans can also arrange for local screenings of the film through the web-platform. The film, which premiered last year at the SXSW Film Festival, was called one of “15 Must-See Movies” by Rolling Stone, which also singled out The Residents as one of “30 Artists You Need to See.” THEORY OF OBSCURITY recently played at DOC NYC in November and will continue to screen while The Residents are on tour this spring. Film Movement, the distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films, announced today that Don Hardy’s documentary, THEORY OF OBSCURITY: A FILM ABOUT THE RESIDENTS, will screen in select cities around the country starting February 19th.
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